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Will the United States become the most formidable enemy of the Chinese Empire? This made General Niu Meng, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, Chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, look at each other a little, and they seem to agree with the Emperor Long Yufei's statement. Of course, the United States is developing rapidly, and it also has great potential. But compared with the current Chinese Empire, it is still far behind. By the time the United States developed, the Chinese Empire would have become even stronger.

"Majesty, is this possible? It is very difficult for Americans to pose a threat to the Empire, let alone become the Empire's worst enemy! General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. After all, China and the United States are separated by a Pacific Ocean, a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, and even if they use steam ships, it will take twenty or thirty days to reach them. What's more, the current United States is indeed a little inadequate in terms of national strength.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Although the United States has a population of 20 million, their military strength is very weak. The total strength of the army is only more than 100,000 people, and the size of the navy is even smaller. The fiscal revenue is only about 30 million US dollars, which is only 6 million pounds when converted into pounds, which is only equivalent to the leader of the empire's annual financial revenue! In addition, the power of the United States is mainly on the Atlantic side, and if you want to threaten the empire, I am afraid it will not be too easy! Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, also said. The Military Intelligence Bureau has a large amount of US intelligence and has an intuitive analysis and judgment of US strength. However, compared with Long Yufei's ultra-long-term vision, their vision is still very limited.

"That's right. The United States is indeed very weak now. However, the United States is geographically unique because of the separation of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. This makes it difficult for other countries to launch large-scale attacks against them. In all of North America, there are no powerful countries, except for the British colony, which is Mexico, which is bullied by the United States. It can be said that the United States has the strength to dominate North America, which will allow them to gain access to a vast market. Coupled with the rapid development of industry in the United States now. If this process is not interrupted, it will not be long. The United States will really rise, and even surpass the European powers! Therefore, the empire must pay attention to the development of the United States. Long Yufei said. As a person who travels back in the afterlife. Of course, he knows how terrible America is. After two world wars, the United States quickly became the world hegemon. And it has continued into the 21st century. Even in the 21st century, China began to develop rapidly, but it had to surpass the United States. It's not that easy!

General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, and Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, nodded. Although they still felt that what Long Yufei said was a bit alarmist. However, they believe that Long Yufei will not be untargeted. Since Long Yufei attaches so much importance to the United States, it is obvious that the United States also has its own merits. Next, they may have to focus more on the American continent!

Seeing that Admiral Niu Meng and Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao really took it to heart, Long Yufei was relieved. In the rapidly expanding United States, Fang Long Yufei felt threatened. Especially now that the United States has defeated Mexico and occupied Mexico City. Soon the Mexicans will succumb. At that time, the United States will have access to large territories along the Pacific coast. The United States will become a powerful country that straddles the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Start here. The United States will enter a stage of rapid development. Long Yufei is now thinking about how to block the United States and curb the development of the United States!

As early as 30,000 years ago, the American continent was settled by indigenous peoples, who were spread across different regions and organized into different tribal groups and nations. After Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, Europeans gradually came to the American continent. The United Kingdom, France, Spain and the Netherlands compete here. The British dominated the East Coast, and they settled mainly in New England and Virginia. In the south, the first settlers were the British, Irish, and Scots, but the French, Germans, and people from other European countries also followed. In the southwest, the Spaniards dominated.

In 1607, in order to escape religious persecution, Captain Smith led more than 100 English pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the reckless wilderness on the Atlantic coast of Virginia, establishing the first European white settlement on the American continent. They named it "James City" after the King of England. Since then, the history of the United States has been less than 400 years. From then until 1776, about 160 years before and after, American history books refer to it as the "colonial period."

Between 1607 and 1733, Britain established 13 colonies in North America, from the Atlantic coast to the Appalachian Mountains, namely Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Georgia, with a total area of 320,000 square kilometers. By the eve of the American Revolution, the 13 colonies had grown to a population of more than 3 million.

On July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence at the Independence Palace in Philadelphia, proclaiming the birth of the United States of America. The 13 colonies, the 13 states of the early years of the United States, became the 13 red and white stripes on the American flag. At this time, the territory of the United States stretched from the Canadian border in the north to the northern boundary of the Florida Peninsula in the south, extending about 600 kilometers inland from the Atlantic coast, all east of the Appalachian Mountains, equivalent to only 1/10 of the current territory.

The United States won the Revolutionary War and signed the Final Peace Treaty between Great Britain and the United States on September 23, 1783, also known as the Treaty of Paris. According to this treaty, the territory of the United States has expanded from more than 900,000 square kilometers before independence to more than 2.3 million square kilometers, an increase of nearly 1.5 times, equivalent to one-quarter of the current territory.

In 1803, Thomas. When Jefferson became president of the United States, he had his eye on the Mississippi River basin and was eager to acquire the Pacific coast, East and West Florida, Cuba, and the Central American Canal. On April 30, 1803, France signed the Treaty of Assignment of Louisiana with the United States, whereby the United States effectively bought the entire 828,000 square miles of land in Louisiana for $15 million, or 3 cents per acre. In this way, the United States laid the foundations of its status as a great power. In this regard, Napoleon put it this way: "Entering this territory will keep the position of the United States standing forever, and I will create for Britain a maritime adversary that sooner or later will defeat its edge."

The American-British War broke out from 1812 to 1814. During the war, the United States defeated Spain, occupied two-thirds of Alabama, East and West Florida and its adjacent areas, and incorporated West Florida into the Mississippi Territory of the United States. In addition, the United States destroyed the tribal confederations of the Indians, gradually occupying the lands of the Indians around Lake Michigan. By 1819, the United States had taken advantage of the turbulent uprisings in the Spanish American colonies to pay $5 million to Spain to legalize the occupation and annexation of more than 100,000 square kilometers of land in East and West Florida, bringing the territory area to more than 4.6 million square kilometers, equivalent to more than half of the current territorial area.

In 1818, the United States and Britain held Northwest Boundary Negotiations and reached a compromise agreement on the ownership of the disputed area of Oregon between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, that is, between 42 and 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude (including parts of present-day Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming in the United States, and half of British Columbia, Canada): Oregon west of the Rocky Mountains from Lake Woods to the top of the Rocky Mountains, bounded by the 49th parallel, was to be administered by Britain and the United States for 10 years. Free and open to citizens and subjects of both countries. In 1827, the United States and Great Britain reached an agreement to extend condominium over the Oregon region. Later, the United States negotiated with Britain to determine the northern border, and through a series of agreements, the United States obtained more than 700,000 square kilometers of land and expanded its territory to the Pacific coast.

The southern part of the United States is Mexico, which stood out from the Spanish colonies. Compared with the United States, Mexico is weaker and is constantly oppressed by the United States. The United States has found various reasons to invade and occupy Mexican territory.

On May 13, 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, sending 50,000 troops to attack Mexico. It took only 4 months for American* troops to capture Mexico City. Mexican President Mariano. Paredes has been overthrown and the new president, José. Mariano. Morality. Salas is calling on Mexican civilians to continue resisting the U.S. invasion. However, because the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, the Mexicans are no match for the United States at all. Historically, Mexico and the United States would soon begin negotiations. At that time, Mexico will lose its lands, including the six states of present-day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. The United States has seized about 55 percent of Mexico's original land area, or more than 2.3 million square kilometers, by means of military conquest, political diplomacy, and forcible purchases.

"The U.S. is expanding too fast, and we have to find a way to contain the Americans!" Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty, do we need to come to Mexico's aid? However, we are too far away from Mexico, and Mexico has been defeated by the United States, and they are about to lose their fighting spirit, even if we want to help them, it is estimated that it will be very difficult! Lieutenant General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said with a frown.

"Your Majesty, with the strength of the U.S. Army, if we can send a corps to the coast of California, it will be enough to defeat the Americans. However, the wide Pacific Ocean will prevent us from sending troops to the Americas! General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. It will be very difficult for the Imperial Army to cross the Pacific Ocean and land in the Americas! (To be continued......)